Natural gas distribution infrastructure safety and modernization (ngdism) grant program - this grant supports awarded municipality/community-owned utilities to repair, rehabilitate, or replace their…

The City of Piedmont, AL was awarded a $3,755,146 project grant on April 4, 2025 under the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization (NGDISM) Grant Program (CFDA 20.708). The grant funding will support the city's municipality-owned natural gas distribution system by enabling the repair, rehabilitation, or replacement of high-risk, leak-prone pipelines, as well as the acquisition of equipment to enhance safety and operational efficiency. The key objectives are to reduce safety incidents and fatalities, avoid economic losses, improve energy delivery to underserved communities, and eliminate methane leaks through comprehensive infrastructure modernization efforts. The grant has a performance period of 5 years, with a planned completion date of April 3, 2030. There are no known sub-recipients for this award.

Natural gas distribution infrastructure safety and modernization (ngdism) grant program - this grant supports awarded municipality/community-owned utilities to repair, rehabilitate, or replace their natural gas distribution pipeline system, or to acquire equipment to (1) reduce incidents and fatalities and (2) avoid economic losses. Deliverables/expected outcomes: improve the safe delivery of energy to often underserved communities, reducing incidents and fatalities, as well as eliminate methane leaks. Intended beneficiary: city of piedmont, AL municipality/community. Subrecipient activities: no known subrecipients.